393 articles on "story"

How to Create Characters that will Make Your Readers Cheer

How to Create Characters that will Make Your Readers Cheer by: Caterina Christakos Imagine baking a chocolate cake with bakers chocolate and no sweetener. You would have a cake with no flavor, yet somehow manage to leave a nasty taste in your mo...

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Publish it...

Publish-ItWant to get more signups for your newsletter, ezine, downline club, optin list?Want to make more sales for that special product or service you are offering or, get more paying members for that new program you just joined?Write an article an...

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Reflecting on the History of Women

I’ve made a conscience effort to truly contemplate and study the story of women this month since it is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month. I expanded my studies beyond just the recent feminist history, which in my opinion is a definit...

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Develop a Kick-Ass Plot!

What is a plot?The dictionary definition of the word ‘plot’ relating to a story is:“The plan or main story of a literary work” [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]So the plot then, is the planned storyline. Some writers fly by the seat of thei...

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Does The Title Reflect The Story

Short Story Writing Tips –We all have different tastes in what we like to read. Some have a particular taste for horror, while others prefer romance or fantasy or crime stories, etc. My favourite genre in short stories is horror, so once the title ...

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How Not to Win Short Story Competitions

Having run Short Story competitions for the past few years I feel I am somewhat qualified to guide eager story writers along the path to prizes by avoiding those major pot holes that so many fall into. 1. Don't Read The Rules. As soon as I take...

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Does Each Element of Your Story Further The Theme?

Does Each Element of Your Story Further The Theme? by: Nick Vernon Creative Writing Tips – Whichever theme you choose, all the elements, which make up your story, dialogue, conflict, scenes, etc should be written with the theme in mind. Your ...

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The Goldilocks Principle

This was introduced in the December issue of InnerRhythm Newsletter. Sign Up For FREE - www.kavitharia.com Do you remember the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears? It's quite a simple story and as an adult only takes minutes to read. Can Goldil...

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Interview with Marguerite Arotin, a Romance Writer in Ohio

Py: How did you get your pen name as Maruerite Arotin? Marguerite: My real name is Dana but when I decided to write romance, I always knew Dana would be too unisex for the romance market. So I thought about my nickname. My grandma used to call me D...

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Put Muscle on Your News Proposal

Let’s say your company is opening a new widget plant. Immediately, you have change, which is one of the four basic elements of news.But change is also the most common of these four elements, and thus the weakest. You should search for other element...

Marketing  marketing elements company change story news